Douglas Rudolph
Hey. I'm a data-driven builder who likes to track life in numbers, patterns, and progress. I live in NYC, spend a lot of time running, and I'm always working on something.
Right now that's Tero. Tero is a semantic control plane for observability data. I'm helping shape product direction at Tero, where I work across product, design, and engineering.
I'm probably best described as a creative technologist: equally deep in programming, design, and product. I'm also casually building an indie game called Coffee Quest.
I like to write and build in public. This site is where I share what I'm making and how I'm thinking.
Quests
Ongoing projects, progress, and everyday experiments
Essays
Opinions, journalism, and reflective writing
- How I use AILatestMar 3, 2026
- Apple Shortcuts: The Most Underrated Feature on Your iPhoneJul 18, 2025
- Moving to the suburbs of the internetFeb 12, 2024
Tinkerings
Design explorations and web experiments
Shortlist
Top recommendations
Newsletter
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